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Steve Hardy wrote:
"I have one question regarding the review process for the logos when they are drafted? In the cases where projects have their existing community generated logos I can imagine there will be a preference to stick with something that’s somehow derived from their existing logo…" 

HJ: You’re right, Steve. That’s why every project that had an existing community-illustrated logo had first option to keep that mascot in the revised logo, and in most cases they chose to do this. So Oslo’s moose, Senlin’s forest, Tacker’s squid, and Cloudkitty’s cat (among others) will still be the prominent feature in their logo.

Steve Hardy wrote:
“In cases where a new logo is produced I'm sure community enthusiasm and acceptance will be greater if team members have played a part in the logo design process or at least provided some feedback prior to the designs being declared final?”

HJ: Absolutely. That’s why we encouraged project teams to work together to select their mascot. I received dozens of team etherpads and Condorcet polls from PTLs to show how the team decided their mascot candidates. The PTLs confirmed their winners for the list you see on http://www.openstack.org/project-mascots <http://www.openstack.org/project-mascots>. You can also see an example of an illustration style there, and we expect to have the first five logos (with the final illustration style) in hand shortly. 

It’s going to be a major effort to complete 50 illustrations x 3 logo variations prior to Barcelona, but I think we can make it. That said, it’s not possible to do several rounds of revisions with each project team and the illustrators. What I’ve been doing instead is listening carefully to project team requests and pulling photos to share with the illustrators that best show what the teams intend. I’m happy to share that with anyone who asks.
  
Heidi Joy
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Heidi Joy Tretheway
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